Favorite Old Fashioned Gingerbread

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Prep Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr Servings: Servings: 9 Source:

Ingredients

½ cup white sugar

½ cup butter

1 egg

1 cup molasses

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground ginger

½ teaspoon ground cloves

½ teaspoon salt

1 cup hot water

Directions

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan.


In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the egg, and mix in the molasses.

In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Blend into the creamed mixture. Stir in the hot water. Pour into the prepared pan.

Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan before serving.

Nutrition

375.1 calories; 4.4 g protein; 65.3 g carbohydrates; 47.8 mg cholesterol; 434.7 mg sodium. Full Nutrition